SJ-18 (Chi Mai) Spasm Vessel - Acupuncture point on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang

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Acu Point SJ-18 (Chi Mai) Spasm Vessel

Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang

Actions:

Benefits the ears
Calms fright and pacifies wind

Indications:

Headache, tinnitus, deafness, infantile convulsion.

Location (CAM):

In the centre of the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by Yifeng (SJ-17) and Jiaosun (SJ-20) posterior to the helix.

Location (AMOA):

Posterior to the ear, in a small depression on the mastoid bone, one third of the distance along a curved line drawn from Yifeng SJ-17 to Jiaosun SJ-20 following the line of the rim of the ear.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch or prick with a three-edged needle to cause bleeding. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM